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Give more fat kids gastric bands - study
Published February 9, 2010, 1:47 pm, BigPond News
Authors of a child obesity study say there should be more juvenile gastric banding operations for kids.
Report predicts dementia will cost Alberta $75 billion in 30 years
Published February 9, 2010, 1:46 pm, Mayerthorpe Freelancer
Mike Constable Sun Media The Alzheimer Society of Alberta and the Northwest Territories has released the second phase of a report
Give more fat kids gastric bands - study
Published February 9, 2010, 1:34 pm, Sky News Australia
The authors of a major new Australian study into childhood obesity are advocating a big increase in the number of juvenile gastric banding operations to tackle the growing prevalence of morbidly overweight kids.
ACCESS Health Director meets with U.S. Surgeon General
Published February 9, 2010, 1:25 pm, Dearborn Press & Guide
DEARBORN -- Dr. Adnan Hammad, the senior director of the ACCESS Community Health & Research Center, met with United States Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin during her recent visit to Detroit. Dr. Hammad and Dr. Benjamin discussed the health status of Arab Americans in the U.S. and the need to change their Census classification to a minority group.
Determinants of Minority Mental Health and Wellness [Book and Media Reviews]
Published February 9, 2010, 1:24 pm, Journal of the American Medical Association
JAMA. 2010;303(6):564-565. The demographic shift toward persons of color being a rapidly growing proportion of the US population is the editors' thesis for this compilation.
Study carried out into biological risks of eating reptiles
Published February 9, 2010, 1:22 pm, PhysOrg
Reptiles are bred in captivity primarily for their skins, but some restaurants and population groups also want them for their meat. A study shows that eating these animals can have side effects that call into question the wisdom of eating this 'delicacy.'
Call to gastric band fat Aussie kids
Published February 9, 2010, 1:16 pm, Daily Telegraph
DIET and exercise "doesn't work" for some very fat children, so a study advocates gastric banding.
Give more fat kids gastric bands: study
Published February 9, 2010, 1:11 pm, thewest.com.au
The authors of a major new Australian study into childhood obesity are advocating a big increase in the number of juvenile gastric banding operations.
Researchers Warn Of Risks Of Low Potassium In Heart Dailure Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
Published February 9, 2010, 1:11 pm, redOrbit
New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) says low potassium levels produce an increased risk of death or hospitalization in patients with heart failure and chronic kidney disease (CKD).In findings reported in January in Circulation: Heart Failure, a journal of the American Heart Association, the researchers say that even a mild decrease in serum potassium level increased ...
Top Ten Autism Research Findings Of 2009
Published February 9, 2010, 1:10 pm, redOrbit
Leading Autism Advocacy Organization Documents Progress to Discover Causes and Treatments for Autism Spectrum DisordersAutism Speaks, the world's largest autism science and advocacy organization, has released its annual list of the 10 most significant research achievements to have impacted autism during the previous year. Every year, Autism Speaks documents the progress made toward its mission ...
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